Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 91.8% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
$6.23
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
$4.80
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
$6.59
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
$40.68
€37.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
$11.73
€10.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
$757.80
€703.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
$621.47
€577.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
|
pay 84.3% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
$497.50
€462.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
$2.18
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
$44.99
€41.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
$124.37
€115.50
|
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